Kibana breaking changes

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This list summarizes the most important breaking changes in Kibana 8.7.1. For the complete list, go to Kibana breaking changes.

There are no breaking changes in the Kibana 8.7.1 release.

Removes the fields list sampling setting

Details
lens:useFieldExistenceSampling has been removed from Advanced Settings. The setting allowed you to enable document sampling to determine the fields that are displayed in Lens. For more information, refer to #149482.

Impact
In 8.1.0 and later, Kibana uses the field caps API, by default, to determine the fields that are displayed in Lens.

Removes the legacy pie chart visualization setting

Details
visualization:visualize:legacyPieChartsLibrary has been removed from Advanced Settings. The setting allowed you to create aggregation-based pie chart visualizations using the legacy charts library. For more information, refer to #146990.

Impact
In 7.14.0 and later, the new aggregation-based pie chart visualization is available by default. For more information, check Aggregation-based.

Removes the current_upgrades endpoint

Details
The api/fleet/current_upgrades endpoint has been removed. For more information, refer to #147616.

Impact
When you upgrade to 8.7.0, use the /action_status endpoint.

Removes the preconfiguration API route

Details
The /api/fleet/setup/preconfiguration API, which was released as generally available by error, has been removed. For more information, refer to #147199.

Impact
Do not use /api/fleet/setup/preconfiguration. To manage preconfigured agent policies, use kibana.yml. For more information, check Preconfigured settings.